Inside Byron Donalds' successful campaign for Florida governor
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[0:00] We're going to keep rolling here at the
[0:01] takeout juggling as we are. It was
[0:03] history making victory, but it wasn't a
[0:04] given. Last week, Byron Donald won
[0:06] Florida's race for governor, making him
[0:08] soon to be the state's first ever black
[0:10] governor. But the race was pretty close
[0:12] with about 100,000 votes separating
[0:14] Donald's from Democratic nominee, former
[0:16] Republican Congressman David Jolly.
[0:18] Still, wins a win. The same could not be
[0:21] said for Republicans who ran for
[0:23] governor in, well, let's name check,
[0:24] Texas, Georgia, Iowa, just to name a
[0:27] few. I'm joined now by Brad Herald,
[0:29] senior adviser to the Donald's campaign
[0:31] and partner at Something Else
[0:33] Strategies. Okay. Too close for comfort,
[0:36] I think you would admit, but a win is a
[0:38] win. How did you do it? And what lessons
[0:40] would you say Republicans ought to take
[0:42] from your not near-death experience, but
[0:44] very close shave experience in this very
[0:46] difficult climate? You know, uh, that's
[0:48] a great question, Major. And I would
[0:50] tell you, I I was the campaign manager
[0:52] for Ronda Sis's campaign in 2018. And